Shaolin Abbot (1979)
He is Judge and Jury... and there is no appeal!
1979-07-11
Hong Kong
84 Min.
PG-13
Overview
While international favorite David Chiang was best known for his roles as a grinning, streetwise, fighter in many Chang Cheh-directed classics, he rarely played a noble warrior monk. But here he portrays the great Chih Shim, the monk who saved the Southern Shaolin Temple. Making this production all the more notable is Lo Lieh, Shaws' first international star, who returns to a role he also made famous - that of Shaolin renegade Pai Mei. This, and even more, makes for a true martial arts epic of the first order.
Cast
Monk Chi San
Pai Mei
Mr. Li
Tao Te
Wu Mei
Li Jin-Lun
Wu Chan
Tibetan Lama
Miss Jinbao
Emperor
Shaolin recruit Hong Xi-Guan
Dan Tian-Gang